To qualify for graduation all degree-completion program students must achieve a C or better on all course work. A minimum 124 hours of college credit are required to earn a Bachelor of Science degree. All students are required to hold a current American Heart Association ACLS provider card (from employer) to graduate from the program.
Progression through the program is easier if the student remains enrolled.
Any missed fall or spring semester will require the student undergo
a
reactivation process to regain student status. Any student who is
not enrolled continuously throughout their program for each fall and spring
semester is discontinued as of the 20th day of that semester in which
they do not enroll. Once a student is discontinued, the student must complete
and sign a form to be 'reactivated' and return it to the KUMC Office of the Registrar.
The course schedule follows a typical semester and is designed to be delivered at an organized and manageable pace. Tests are
scheduled during selected weeks in the course and may be taken at the convenience of the student during that week. The schedule will become available when the courses are activated on the first day of the semester.
Offered Fall, Spring & Summer semesters unless stated otherwise:
- RESP 400 Advanced Critical Care (5) Offered Fall
semester only
- RESP 401 Neonatal Respiratory Care (4) Offered
Fall semester only
- RESP 402 Pulmonary Rehabilitation (3) Offered Summer
& Fall semester only
- RESP 405 Ethics, Law and Health Care (2) Offered
Fall & Spring semester only
- RESP 425 Advanced Critical Care Procedures (2)
Offered Fall & Spring semester only
- RESP 661 Management Principles in Health Care (3)
Offered Fall semester only
- RESP 662 Education Principles in Health Care (2)
Offered Spring semester only
Enroll in one scientific investigation course at a time and in this sequence:
- RESP 663 Scientific Investigations I (1) only, i.e., do not enroll in RESP 664 or RESP 665
- RESP 664 Scientific Investigations II (1) only, i.e., do not enroll in RESP 663 or RESP 665
- RESP 665 Scientific Investigations III (1) only, i.e., do not enroll in RESP 663 or RESP 664
Students must take both of the following courses in a specialty area (neonatal critical care, pediatric critical care, adult critical care, pulmonary rehabilitation,
pulmonary function laboratory, polysomnography, hyperbaric therapy, respiratory care management or respiratory care education).
- RESP 671 Clinical Specialty Projects I (5)
- RESP 672 Clinical Specialty Projects II (5)
RESP 400 Advanced
Critical Care (5). This course focus is on the advanced medical and respiratory
care of the critically ill adult patient. Emphasis is placed on cardiopulmonary
assessment and treatment of trauma, post-surgical, cardiac and renal patients.
Students enrolled in this course will concurrently receive instruction
in advance cardiac life-support. Prerequisite: Senior year standing or
permission of instructor.
RESP 401 Neonatal
Respiratory Care (4). This course is designed to provide the student with
an introductory knowledge of fetal and newborn cardiorespiratory anatomy,
physiology, development, pathophysiology and care. Prerequisite: Senior
year standing or permission of instructor.
RESP 402 Pulmonary
Rehabilitation (3). This course focuses on the interdisciplinary approach
to the rehabilitation of the adult pulmonary patient. Emphasis will be
placed upon the multidisciplinary assessments, treatments and therapeutic
techniques that the pulmonary rehabilitation team provides. The course,
in conjunction with a specialty practicum, is designed to prepare the
respiratory therapist for practice in a rehabilitation speciality. Prerequisite:
Senior year standing or permission of instructor.
RESP 405 Ethics, Law
and Health Care (2). This course will provide a forum for discussion of
current ethical, legal and professional issues. We will refer to historical
and emerging controversies in health care and society that influence the
patient-patient care giver relationship. The method of instruction will
primarily be student presentation and classroom discussion of current
issues. Prerequisite: Senior year standing.
RESP 425 Advanced
Critical Care Procedures (2). This course affords the senior respiratory
care student with the opportunity to practice advanced evaluative and
procedural skills in the intensive care setting. Emphasis is placed on
quantitative assessment techniques, refinement of monitoring procedures,
and interpretation of data. Prerequisite: RESP 375 or equivalent.
RESP 661 Management
Principles in Health Care (3). Introduction to basic principles of management
and their application in the current healthcare environment. Course content
includes: management theory, scope of management, quality issues, budgeting,
personnel issues, and evaluation and application of management concepts.
This course is required for several programs in the SAH. Prerequisite:
Senior year standing or permission of instructor.
RESP 662 Education
Principles in Health Care (2). An introduction to basic principles of
education and their application to the current health care environment.
Course content includes information on designing a lecture or course for
the classroom, as an in-service or in a continuing education program.
It focuses on assessing educational needs, organizing instruction, instructional
methods and evaluation. Prerequisite: Senior year standing or permission
of instructor.
RESP
663, 664, 665 Scientific Investigations I, II & III (3). These
courses provide the student with the opportunity to gain experience in
application of the scientific method. Emphasis will be on literary inquiries,
statistical analysis, research design and the preparation of material
for publication. The student will develop an independent project on thesis
proposal with the aid of a faculty advisor, and prepare and submit a final
report prior to graduation. Prerequisite: A course in statistics and permission
of instructor .
RESP 671 Clinical
Specialty Projects I (5). Designed to have the student demonstrate competency related to clinical processes in an advanced practice area (neonatal critical care, pediatric critical care, adult critical care, pulmonary rehabilitation,
pulmonary function laboratory, polysomnography, hyperbaric therapy, respiratory care management or respiratory care education). Students develop clinically-related projects in the areas of quality improvement, health care organizational structures and current processes in patient management. Specialty section must match the specialty selected for RESP 672. Prerequisite: RESP 400, RESP 401 and RESP 402. Permission of specialty section instructor required. Online degree-completion students must enroll in the Specialty Section in which they have the most clinical experience and expertise. The section must be the same for RESP 671 and RESP 672.
RESP 672 Clinical Specialty Projects II (5). Designed to have the student demonstrate competency related to clinical processes in an advanced practice area (neonatal critical care, pediatric critical care, adult critical care, pulmonary rehabilitation,
pulmonary function laboratory, polysomnography, hyperbaric therapy, respiratory care management or respiratory care education). Students should select the specialty section that reflects their area of expertise. Prerequisite: RESP 400, RESP 401 and RESP 402. Permission of specialty section instructor required. Online degree-completion students must enroll in the Specialty Section in which they have the most clinical experience and expertise. The section must be the same for RESP 671 and RESP 672.
Optional Elective
(This course is not required for degree.)
RESP 490 Special Studies or Projects in Respiratory Care (1-9). This course involves individual
study, research or projects in the field of respiratory care under instructor guidance. Written reports and
periodic conferences are required. Content and unit credit will be determined by student-instructor
conference and/or departmental conferences. This course may be repeated for a maximum of twelve
credits. Prerequisite: Admission to the respiratory care program and consent of instructor.
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